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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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